Boys' name · since 1983
Yobani
780 babies named Yobani in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yobani is the #9990 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 780 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yobani has been recorded 780 times among boys since 1983, currently ranked #9990 nationally and more common than 28% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #5,998 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,990 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 780 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yobani ranks #5,998 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,990 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 780 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,998 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,990 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 780
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yobani's 780 recorded births place it above 86.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yobani compares
780 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yobani's all-time total is 111% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yobani | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 780 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yobani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yobani's full recorded timeline at 2004, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 50 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yobani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Yobani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (343 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Yobani's strongest decade.
343 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Yobani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 38
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
205 births
- 2000s
2000s
343 births
- 2010s
2010s
152 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 343 births (44% of all-time use).
How Yobani compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yobani's total volume
Yobani by state
Where Yobani concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 200 | 25.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 82 | 10.5% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.8% |
200 of 780 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Yobani's data
- Yobani's decade-level peak was the 2000s (343 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yobanis (200 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yobani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yobani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.